Bangladesh-China FTA: Facts and issues

A free trade agreement (FTA) comprises a set of rules between two or more countries with a particular focus on economic benefits and trade facilitation between or among agreed parties. FTA, generally legally binding for signatory parties, includes the elimination of trade barriers that impede the flow of goods, services,...

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Culture, migration and the rise of nationalism

The recent rise of nationalism in some western countries has been fuelled by an anti-immigration campaign based on the assumed negative influences migrants may have on the host country's "culture". Nationalists seem to conceive culture as a static concept. However, culture is not invariable, it develops and changes over time...

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Nationalists of the world, unite?

Steve Bannon's extensive travels in Europe this year have not drawn as much attention as they should have, given that he is the key theoretician of US President Donald Trump's signature brand of nationalism. Bannon now wants to build a federation of nationalist parties in Europe. And yet, one wonders...

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